Case in point, Gary Wales and his “Black Prince” Bentley.
by Wallace Wyss -
Gary Wales is a dreamer. But one difference between Wales and most car lovers is that he builds the cars he dreams about.
His 1938 Bentley, chassis B … [Read more...]

A Very Personalized Show, by Designers for Designers
by Wallace Wyss -
“Eclectic” is the best way to describe the ArtCenter Classic Concours.
The reason is that it’s not run like a regular concours. There are not, say, half a dozen … [Read more...]

by Wallace Wyss
The Quail, A Motor Sport Gathering, one of the premiere events of Monterey Car week, is really a unique event. You can’t say it is a concours because it is not so much a contest of which car is more beautiful or correctly restored … [Read more...]

by Wallace Wyss -
Now there is, I dare say, no more bombastic a person in the old car biz than Gary Wales of Woodland Hills, California.
I have known him for decades, and always like basking in his shadow as he recounts yet another tale from … [Read more...]

by Wallace Wyss -
Let’s flash back to the Sixties. Imagine you are a state trooper in New York State, sitting behind a billboard and just starting your third bagel. You see a station wagon, a red one with flashy wire wheels, go by. He seems to … [Read more...]

Yes, it's a multi-million dollar car now, but it's how it got there that's the story...
by Wallace Wyss -
I suppose some Ferrari owners are what we middle class kids used to call “snooty.” One of the snootiest I ever met was a TV producer … [Read more...]